"God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us."
Ephesians 3:20
This verse has always been pretty self-explanatory to me. I believed it, even as a child. I can remember not wanting to imagine what I would get for Christmas…or trying not to guess if my mom would let me stay an extra night at Beth's house. I didn’t want to think of what I wanted, and get my heart set on it, because that would mean that God would do something different. (I guess that’s a little backwards, actually, because the verse said that God would do something more. But that’s for another blog…)
But the question that God has been asking me recently is:
What if there is more?
My 38 years have been good, great, even – not without sadness and wandering – but good, nonetheless. I am blessed. I could easily call my life above average. I have a solid family, great friends and the ability to be involved in some things that are bigger than me. I've always been provided for, and, I am so grateful. But, lately, God keeps beckoning me on with that burning question:
What if there is more?
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What if there is more than everything you have always thought was “best”?
What if there was more than what you have settled for in your life?
What if there was more to the things you haven’t pursued because of what your experience has shown you?
What if that tug, that sadness, that longing in your heart is there because there is MORE?
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What hope there is in the beginning of the knowledge that…there could be more than you ever even knew existed in the first place! What hope! What joy! What if? And, what faith... Do I dare to hope? To believe?
Which brings me to this prayer: “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief...” (Mark 9:24)
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